Four separate schools are being combined at Three Rivers, including preschoolers through high schoolers.

Even its principal admits he's gotten lost in the new building.

"I did the first couple weeks," said Principal Tom Bailey. "You would get into one of the wings, one of the academic wings, and you'd lose track of exactly where you were at and you'd have to retrace your steps."

With seven acres of flooring, there's a lot to be cleaned. The school includes three gymnasiums, an auditorium, media center and cafeteria.

Diemer spent nine years teaching in a small basement classroom, but now she's got a specially designed room to teach emerging artists.

"Now I have a space designed to be an art room," she said. "It is designed to have paint in here, designed to have clean up and set up much easier, to have the storage we need for all the artwork, it is fantastic."

The school also received a $200,000 grant from the Cincinnati Bengals to build a new athletic field.

A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT... THREE YEARS IN THE MAKING! STUDENTS... HEADING BACK TO SCHOOL IN A NEW BUILDING! WLWT NEWS 5'S JENNIFER SCHACK... TAKES US INSIDE... THE NEW THREE RIVERS CAMPUS... IN CLEVES. (Jennifer Schack "when school starts next Monday at Three Rivers Education center... it's not just going to be learning new names ....but learning hallways..) WITH MAPS IN HAND INCOMING FRESHMEN SPENT THE DAY TRYING TO FIND THEIR WAY AROUND TODAY.... MONDAY THESE STUDENTS STEP NOT ONLY INTO HIGH SCHOOL...BUT INTO BRAND A NEW BUILDING, 4 SCHOOLS ARE BEING COMBINED TO CREATE THE THREE RIVERS EDUCATION CENTER...FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL...LEAVING DATED BUILDINGS BEHIND... (Ryan Sandling Junior Taylor High School "the other school was hot..the hallways were not very wide.") THE NEW SCHOOL HAS PLENTY OF SPACE...TOM BAILEY IS THE HEAD PRINCIPAL....AND HE EVEN HAS A CONFESSION ABOUT IT'S SIZE (tom Bailey"So tell me honestly, have you gotten lost in the building? Ummm...not now. But I did the first couple weeks.") THE SCHOOL INCLUDES 3 GYMNASIUMS, AN AUDITORIUM, MEDIA CENTER, CAFETERIA AND OF COURSE CLASSROOMS .....CLASSROOMS TEACHERS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR... (Sue Diemer Art Teacher "i am pumped up..no doubt I really am...it is a fantastic space) SUE DIEMER SPENT 9 YEARS IN A SMALL BASEMENT CLASSROOM AT TAYLOR HIGH SCHOOL... NOT ANYMORE (Sue Diemer Art Teacher "now I have a space designed to be an art room. It is designed to have paint in here, designed to have clean up and set up much easier, to have the storage we need for all the artwork, it is fantastic.") AND ALL THAT SPACE ADDS UP.... THREE RIVERS HAS 7 ACRES OF FLOORING...A LOT TO BE CLEANED....AND NAVIGATED ("guys do you know where you are going? NO) BUT THIS YEAR, IN A BRAND NEW BUILDING IT'S NOT JUST GOING TO BE THE FRESHMAN WHO DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE GOING.... (Jennifer Schack "in addition to the new school, they are also building a new athletic field on this site. It was announced last Friday that they've received a $200,000 grant from the Bengals to help fund it. In Cleves, Jennifer Schack, WLWT News 5.")